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A month before "Don Quixote" was released as a single, it was the last of four songs played by Kershaw at ]. The others were previous singles "]", "]" and "]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/nik-kershaw-7bd6b26c.html?tour=Live+Aid |title=www.setlist.fm |publisher=www.setlist.fm |accessdate=2012-12-29}}</ref> A month before "Don Quixote" was released as a single, it was the last of four songs played by Kershaw at ]. The others were previous singles "]", "]" and "]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/nik-kershaw-7bd6b26c.html?tour=Live+Aid |title=www.setlist.fm |publisher=www.setlist.fm |accessdate=2012-12-29}}</ref>

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"Don Quixote"
Song
B-side"Don't Lie"

"Don Quixote" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw from his 1984 studio album The Riddle. Released in August 1985 as the final single from that album, it reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1985, and became Kershaw's seventh (and last) consecutive UK Top 20 hit single.

A month before "Don Quixote" was released as a single, it was the last of four songs played by Kershaw at Live Aid. The others were previous singles "The Riddle", "Wouldn't It Be Good" and "Wide Boy".

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 83
German Media Control Charts 39
Irish Singles Chart 9
New Zealand Singles Chart 36
UK Singles Chart 10

References

  1. "www.nikkershaw.it". www.nikkershaw.it. 2005. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  2. "www.setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid 1983 until 19 June 1988.
  4. "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  5. Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2013-01-07. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
  6. Steffen Hung. "Nik Kershaw - Don Quixote". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  7. "The Official Charts Company - Don Quixote by Nik Kershaw Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
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